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Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon

£85
▼ 23.6%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price

Auction lots

20

Houses

1

Last sold

506 days ago

Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bruichladdich. Based on 20 recorded auction lots across 13 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £90, with the most recent sale at £85. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £75 (low) to £115 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon is £78–£92 (±8% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon is down 23.6%, with a 6-month trend of +8.5% (up). wsky1 aggregates hammer prices from major public Scotch whisky auctions including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium (typically 24–28% additional at major houses). Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

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About Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich is a whisky distillery. Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon is a no-age-statement bottling.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon 50cl, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

These are scarcity and demand signals drawn from the bottle's own attributes — they describe the bottle, not a prediction of future price. Not investment advice.

Release & bottling facts

Distillery
Bruichladdich
Expression
Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon
Edition
Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon 50cl
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£85

24-month median

£90

24-month high

£115

24-month low

£75

Estimated value · likely range

£78–£92 ±8%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

Market presence

last 12 months

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

0 lots

Last seen

506 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

▲ 8.5%vs 6 months ago
▼ 23.6%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£73£96£118Oct 19Aug 20Sept 22Jun 25

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
June 2025£851
January 2023£1152
September 2022£901
April 2021£851
November 2020£901
September 2020£1001
August 2020£783
June 2020£1001
March 2020£801
January 2020£751
December 2019£882
November 2019£1101

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon at auction?

Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon appeared in 0 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market).

What is the current auction price of Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon?

The latest hammer price for Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon at auction is £85. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £90, with a high of £115 and a low of £75. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium. Data is aggregated from major auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams.

How much has Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon changed in value over the past year?

Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon is down 23.6% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 8.5%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon?

Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon regularly appears at major Scotch whisky auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions (Scotland), Whisky Auctioneer (Scotland), Just Whisky, Whisky Hammer, and Bonhams. The current median hammer price is £90 (excluding buyer's premium). At most major houses, buyer's premium adds 24–28% on top of hammer for the buyer; sellers typically receive the hammer price minus a sales commission of 5–15%.

Is Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon has moved down 23.6%, with a current median hammer price of £90. The bottle has been observed at auction across 20 recorded lots in our database. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice. Whisky is an illiquid alternative asset; secondary-market value depends heavily on bottle condition, fill level, label integrity, and timing.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon?

wsky1 ingests public auction results from major auction houses (via direct scraping of Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Bonhams, and Whisky Hammer, plus aggregated data from WhiskyHunter). For each bottle, we group hammer prices by year-month and compute the median price per month. The figures shown — latest £85, 24-month median £90 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding buyer's premium.

Does the price include buyer's premium?

No. All prices on wsky1 are hammer prices only. Buyer's premium at major Scotch whisky auction houses currently runs at 24–28% on top of the hammer price. A bottle of Bruichladdich Valinch 46 Ruaraidh MacKinnon that hammers at £85 would cost the buyer approximately £107 all-in including buyer's premium.

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